#2C9593#2C9593
#2C9593 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.093 H 193.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9593 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 149, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 54%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 70%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 1.3%, 41.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.22, -29.31, -7.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.22, 30.27, 194.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.17% -0.0901 -0.021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.17% 0.093 193.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0502, 24.1350, 31.3580) |
| Luminance | 0.2414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.55
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.98
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.07
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.86
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.91
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9593 #952C2E
analogous
#2C955E #2C9593 #2C6295
triadic
#2C9593 #932C95 #95932C
tetradic
#2C9593 #5E2C95 #952C2E #62952C
square
#2C9593 #5E2C95 #952C2E #62952C
split-complementary
#2C9593 #952C62 #955E2C
monochromatic
#103736 #1E6664 #2C9593 #3AC4C2 #69D3D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#2C9593 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#2C9593 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9593
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9593 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9593 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C8D93
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C8294
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009994
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9593; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 149, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.093 193.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b4b2',
500: '#2c9593',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9593; $custom-light: #76b4b2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9593",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 149,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.857,
"s": 54.404,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61167,
"c": 0.09252,
"h": 193.1
},
"luminance": 0.24137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9593
secondary
#B96465
accent
#4A4DDE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F5
border
#C9D0CF
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080